Bi-Rite CreameryChuck recommended this over dinner a few weeks ago, and in a comment on this page. I did walk in while waiting for my table at Pizzeria Delfina and was duly tempted. Steve J. raved about the salted caramel gelato and the ice cream sandwich picked up at Bi-Rite Market definitely made me eager for a proper visit.

Clos des Gourmets (7th)Recommended by FrancesB: "...it's fairly close to the Eiffel tour. I think it is beautiful, the food is lovely and it is neighborhoody rather than touristy... It's delicious! And so pretty too!"

L'Orso 80 (Rome)Gauri K.: "Past Piazza Navonna / near the river on Via dell' Orso, 33 (and maybe 80, too). Tel. 06 686 49 04. The owners know us by face and with my broken Italian - they know I am from SF....try it out. Their antipasti is THE best in the world!"

Corrado Costanzo (Noto, Sicily)From The Observer's "Top 50 Things Every Foodie Should Do" (5/15/05): "...The ices at Corrado Costanzo in Noto, Sicily, are arguably the best you can find anywhere in the world. Mandarin, made with Sicilian oranges, is probably the most in-demand flavour at this ice-cream and pastry shop but try also mulberry and the jasmin sorbet that's made with flowers picked in the evening when they are at their most fragrant... Corrado Costanzo, Via Spaventa 7, Noto, Sicily (00 39 931 835 243)